Initiation and provocation is followed by challenge. Growing barley on Islay is always difficult and yields are low. The autumn of 2010 was wet and windy. A late harvest saw Octomore farmer James Brown facing heavy losses from greylag geese and herds of wild red deer, resulting in a precious little yield. Malting the this Octomore grain produced results that were unprecedented, the readings came back at 309.1ppm. Following a carefully controlled trickle distillation, Octomore 08.3 was matured in 56% first fill Bourbon casks, the remaining in ex-Paulliac, Ventoux, Rhone and Burgundy casks.

From Octomore 08.3 -The Whiskyphiles

Yes. I love this strong flavor. I have already had Octomore 09.3 at Bar 'Cocktail Gastronomy KYU YASUI TOKYO' in Nishi Asabu.At the time I felt '09.3' must be dunk at final glass (Last order) because its flavor was strong enough to prevent from enjoying next glass. And this '08.3' had also strong flavor. See the chart above if you wan to know my impression in details.